A look at movies, especially films based on books (Yes that includes comics); Opinions, facts, movie charts, production news and, when possible a look at the movies VS their source material. I may also champion books I've read that really should be movies. I've also used it to display the unedited versions of my blogs for SyFy; (The sci-fi channel UK website.)Feel free to let me know about any stories that you think deserve the big screen treatment.
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“Top Cat and the gang face their biggest adventure yet. A new
tech-savvy police chief joins the force and not only threatens to retire bumbling
Officer Dibble, but stop the feline antics in Hoagy's Alley, once and for all!.”
Many remain to be convinced that this film needs to exist at
all. Even amongst those that were disappointed with Spider-Man 3 WAY back in
2007, there was simply a desire to see an improvement with a Spider-Man 4,
certainly not a want for a completely new cast and crew in a high school set reboot.
As a lifelong Spider-Man fan I hope the film will be as good as the character
deserves; but I was underwhelmed by the last full trailer and remain to be
convinced.
Synopsis...
“One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the
big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in "The
Amazing Spider-Man." Focusing on an untold story that tells a different
side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone,
Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and
Sally Field. The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by
James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association
with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, which will open in theaters
everywhere in 3D on July 3, 2012.”
"The Amazing Spider-Man" is the story of Peter
Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as
a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field).
Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to
be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high
school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love,
commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that
belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’
disappearance--leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors
(Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision
course with Connors’ alter-ego, the Lizard, Peter will make life-altering
choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.”
Pixar look to restore some of their critical sheen; after
Cars 2 became a one of their very few critical failures, if still a financial hit.
(A Bugs Life is still their weakest film by a distance for me.)
Synopsis...
“Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical
legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and
mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In "Brave," a new tale joins the
lore when the courageous Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) confronts tradition,
destiny and the fiercest of beasts. Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous
daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of
Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an
age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord
MacGuffin (voice of Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (voice of Craig
Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (voice of Robbie Coltrane). Merida's
actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns
to an eccentric old Wise Woman (voice of Julie Walters) for help, she is
granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the
meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it's too late.”
The movies are going to be coming thick and fast now that
summer blockbuster season has reached the entire planet. It’ll be asking a lot
for Chris Hemsworth to get another $700m from 13 days of play, but this film is
definitely in with a shout of earning a decent amount of cash, especially with
Fantasy / fairy tale films being so popular outside of North America. The
trailer playing in front of The Avengers in any countries won’t have hurt its
chances either.
Synopsis...
“In the epic action-adventure Snow White and the Huntsman,
Kristen Stewart (Twilight) plays the only person in the land fairer than the
evil queen (Oscar® winner Charlize Theron) out to destroy her. But what the
wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has
been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth, Thor, The
Cabin In The Woods) dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin (Pirates of the
Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) joins the cast as the prince long enchanted by
Snow White's beauty and power.
The breathtaking new vision of the legendary tale is from Joe
Roth, the producer of Alice in Wonderland, producer Sam Mercer (The Sixth
Sense) and acclaimed commercial director and state-of-the-art visualist Rupert
Sanders.”
The Queen...
So here is a look at what happens when ou let an insane
witch rule your kingdom for a few years.